MOM at Mars

[pluto]

I'm sure we've all heard by now of the tremendous Indian achievement of placing their MOM craft into Mars orbit.

Anyway the second image has come down and it's a stunner!

[pluto]

Oooo and a full disk image, very nice :)
http://www.isro.org/pslv-c25/Imagegallery/satellitesimages/mars4.jpg

[archioptic]

Pretty incredible, especially considering that this mission has cost less ($73 million) than the budget for the movie Gravity ($105 million).

[pluto]

My favorite comparison was that the Mars Orbiter Mission cost less than the movie Mission to Mars :screwy: